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 == Record Content  ==
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 *Your ancestor's approximate address or residence
-==== Search the Collection  ====
+=== Search the Collection  ===
-'''To browse by image:'''<br>To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links:<br>⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br>⇒Select the “NARA Roll Number - Contents" category which takes you to the images
+To search the collection:<br>⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br>⇒Select the “NARA Roll Number - Contents" category which takes you to the images
-Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. <br>
+=== Using the Information  ===
-==== Using the Information  ====
+Use the maps to determine the appropriate enumeration district for you ancestor's residence for each census year.
-Use the maps to determine the appropriate enumeration district for you ancestor's residence for each census year. Then search that enumeration district of the population schedule for your ancestor's family.
+Look at each image comparing the information with the address for your ancestor until you find the map which is appropriate. Then search that enumeration district of the population schedule for your ancestor's family.
 The maps are especially helpful if you cannot locate your ancestor in the census index by enabling you to search a specific street or neighborhood.
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-== Citation for This Collection  ==
+== Citations for This Collection ==
+When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually.
+'''Collection Citation''':<br>
+{{Collection citation | text= "Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth Censuses of the United States, 1900-1940." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2014. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3378. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.}}
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-The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org. Source citations include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records.
- {{Collection citation | text= "Enumeration District Maps for the Twelfth through the Sixteenth Censuses of the United States, 1900-1940." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2014. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3378. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington D.C.}}
-[[Category:NARA_census_records]] [[Category:United_States_Census_records]]